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Thermodynamic Aspects of the Synthesis of Thin‐Film Materials for Solar Cells
Author(s) -
Scragg Jonathan J.,
Dale Phillip J.,
Colombara Diego,
Peter Laurence M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201200067
Subject(s) - ternary operation , semiconductor , photovoltaic system , thin film , materials science , chemical stability , thermal stability , czts , binary number , copper indium gallium selenide solar cells , nanotechnology , thermodynamics , optoelectronics , chemistry , computer science , physics , organic chemistry , mathematics , ecology , arithmetic , biology , programming language
A simple and useful thermodynamic approach to the prediction of reactions taking place during thermal treatment of layers of multinary semiconductor compounds on different substrates has been developed. The method, which uses the extensive information for the possible binary compounds to assess the stability of multinary phases, is illustrated with the examples of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 and Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 as well as other less‐studied ternary and quaternary semiconductors that have the potential for use as absorbers in photovoltaic devices.